Historical Marker
USDA Veterans Memorial
Historical marker location:
1400 Jefferson Drive Southwest, The National Mall, District of Columbia
( Memorial is on Jefferson Drive Southwest west of 12th Street Southwest, on the right when traveling east.)
Marker installed: 1991
United States Department of Agriculture.
The District did not have full voting rights until 1961: Although residents of the District of Columbia have been paying federal taxes since 1861, it was not until 1961 that they were granted the right to vote in presidential elections. It wasn't until 1973 that residents were granted the right to elect their own mayor and city council.